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One player

GET /v1/players/{player_id}
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One player: name, position, shoots, birth date and place, nationality, height, weight, draft and number of awards.

GEThttps://api.icehockeyapi.com/v1/players/{player_id}
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https://api.icehockeyapi.com/v1/players/pl_zgna58ee
curl "https://api.icehockeyapi.com/v1/players/pl_zgna58ee" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"
200 OKExample answer from the data, 12 Oct
{
    "data": {
        "id": "pl_zgna58ee",
        "name": "Matt Rempe",
        "first_name": "Matt",
        "last_name": "Rempe",
        "position": "center",
        "shoots": "right",
        "birth_date": "2002-06-29",
        "birth_place": "Calgary, Alberta",
        "birth_country": "CAN",
        "nationality": null,
        "height_cm": 206,
        "weight_kg": 122,
        "draft": {
            "year": 2020,
            "team_code": "NYR",
            "round": 6,
            "pick": 10,
            "overall": 165
        },
        "awards": 0
    },
    "meta": {
        "plan": "Complete"
    }
}

Parameters

NameInTypeWhat it does
player_id requiredpathid A player, from /v1/players.

Returns

FieldType
idstring
namestring
first_namestring
last_namestring
positionstring
shootsstring
birth_datestring
birth_placestring
birth_countrystring
nationalitynull
height_cmint
weight_kgint
draftobject
draft.yearint
draft.team_codestring
draft.roundint
draft.pickint
draft.overallint
awardsint

Errors